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Great way to watch Game of Thrones !

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 22, 2016

The now TV package is a solid offering, combined with this discrete TV Box and the 6 month entertainment pack, I thought this was a bargain.

The box itself, as you can see from the picture, is small and can pretty much fit anywhere. It is solidly made with a glossy black finish. It has all the necessary ports (HDMI Ethernet) with Wifi also available, I connected to directly via my powerline adapter.

The remote is a solid little thing, quite simple and intuitive to use with a basic 4 way navigation and central OK button. Additional buttons provide functions to get to the home page, go back a level and simple media play and pause. The buttons have a satisfying click to them and the unit sits well in your hand.

The setup was simple, you go online to register the code that is supplied in the box, then add your user account details when the box is connected to your TV. Setup took me about 10 mins.

The interface is very good, clear and visual with a simple menu on the left hand side of the screen and a grid type layout of the programmes on offer on the right side. Episodes within a season are all grouped together under a single list so you can scroll down though all seasons in one go which I thought was a nice touch.

The system remembers where you have left off and the box itself is very responsive, providing a smooth fast forward and rewind.

I notice that certain programmes, such as the latest Game Of Thrones season have an expiry date on the latest episodes, so you need to make sure that you are up to speed on the latest shows, nothing more annoying than not being able to see the first episodes in a season.

That said the range of content is impressive and will certainly keep me engaged for the 6 months of the entertainment pass

I will be interested to see how fresh they keep the lineup of content, but for the moment this is a credible alternative to my Netfix subscription.

All in all very pleased with the hardware, price and offering from Now TV.

Karin

Good value, free box, which is tiny, but a shame about the lack of surround sound

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2016

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If you want to watch some of the programs on Sky or some of their box sets, but you don't want to tie yourself in to a contract at a crazy amount of money each month, then Now TV is a great solution. With the 6 Month Entertainment Pass included, you get great value, you can watch all the shows you like, when you want (live or catch up later) and this includes Sky Atlantic shows, so this may be a good add on for those Virgin customers out there too.
The box does not give surround sound though, so if that is important to you, this is not the box for you, but it does do HD picture. You don't have to use the box either, you can watch programs on your computer, on your mobile device or on your Xbox too, but you can only activate three separate devices and only change out one device in a month. So the box looses a star for the lack of surround sound and Now TV loses a star for the old fashioned need to activate only a very limited number of devices, but for value for money and otherwise delivering I can recommend. If you use Now TV already and just need to renew your Entertainment Pass, then I also recommend this package. It is cheaper than purchasing 6 months of Entertainment Passes and you then effectively get the box free, so you can give it to a friend, use it in another room (if you can register another device and are not using it on your PC or mobile devices already) or keep it as a spare. It is the best value for buying entertainment passes for sure.

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moo

Great for cheap Now TV passes!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2016

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I bought this whilst it was on offer. Getting a 6 month Now TV pass Entertainment pass for £19 is well worth the inconvenience of having the box hanging around. Being able to keep up with The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones for around £4 a month and not having an expensive Sky subscription is perfect for me for the few programs I would watch on TV. With complete seasons and box sets being added every month, its usually easy to find something to watch, even if it is indulging in a few guilty pleasures such as Desperate Housewives or South Park.

The box itself is O.K if you don't have anything else to stream it on. Its pretty easy to set up, but annoyingly there is no power button so the unit remains on at all times. If left idle for a while, the white LED on the front will stop blinking at you, but the box will still be in screen saver mode in the background. The remote is also very simple and easy to use, with large buttons making it easy to navigate around. It also comes with an HDMI cable and batteries for the remote, so you can get going straight away.

Unfortunately the box is pretty limited to what apps you can have. There are a few different apps you can get such as BBC, All 4 and ITV but no Netflix, Amazon Prime or WWE Network. So if you were considering using the box as an all in one solution, its best to look elsewhere.

Munkstar

Nice and small, great value.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2016

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Great way to upgrade an older TV or better value entry to Sky channels on a new one. Faster than the previous model but the same pitiful remote sensitivity, line of sight in my experience. Menu structure for the set up and save options for personalisation are fairly straightforward. Has some issues when displaying blacks but overall but an HD 720P image whilst streaming is OK/Good. I have only had buffering issues when my Virgin service speed has wobbled with multiple users on it with the previous white box, not this one ... yet. The Entertainment Pass has just added National Geographic and removed some Kids channels which was fine by me. The six month pass represents great value when the box drops to £18.99 (to the point I have bought six boxes) and the £6+ normal monthly fee seems good with the amount of box sets you have access too along with the Live Sky Atlantic (HBO, Game of Thrones etc). The movies pass is worth having on and off as they update film stocks. Sports pass seems expensive to me so not for me. The good thing is that you can easily ... if you remember ...switch on and off your payments to each pass. Recommend.

Matt K

Now TV - Pleasantly Surprised

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2016

Verified Purchase

Recently moved from Sky to Virgin Media but the number of box sets available on virgin in comparison to Sky is poor. I also wanted Sky Atlantic, which Virgin cannot provide. For less than £31 I received the box and 6 months of entertainment, which is an absolute bargain. The screen layout is simple and easy to navigate (though you do need direct line of site between the box and remote or it will not register). Having created an account, Now TV gave me 14 days free and after inputting the voucher code, it confirmed that once the free trial was up, the entertainment pack was paid for the 6 months thereafter. I believe that you can continue to use passes rather than waiting to switch to the £6.99/month. This appears cheaper to me and will look to purchase another on Amazon.

I use in conjunction with Netflix and VM, but am seriously considering discontinuing with the sky-high subscriptions of Virgin/Sky when my contract is up as this little box and Netflix cover more than their fair share of the content I watch. If it wasn't for the fact I like my football, the decision to dump Virgin would be a no brainer.

Some people have mentioned the non-HD quality. For the entertainment pack this isn't really an issue as the content in the main, doesn't need it. You can change the settings to the maximum and enjoy at least 720p definition, but I can see this being more of a problem on the movie pass.

For what I was after, this little box has excelled itself and for the price, is well worth a punt. Highly recommended.

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buckeye

its much better than the old white Now TV box and must ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 2, 2016

Verified Purchase

I only bought this to get the 6 month entertainment pass during a daily deal when it was only £18:99.
I thought I'd try out the box and have been pleasantly surprised, its much better than the old white Now TV box and must be the best cheap way of turning a non smart TV into a smart TV with BBC Iplayer, BBC Sport, ITV Hub, Demand 5, All4 and Sky News built in.

A word of caution though, like the old white box this only outputs video at 60Hz, UK broadcasts are 50Hz this results in scenes with panning or scrolling not being smooth but having a slight judder, the scrolling news feeds on BBC and Sky News are good examples of this as is watching something like football on Sky Sports via this box, its perfectly watchable but not quite smooth.
For this reason and the limited amount of devices Now TV allow you to have associated with an account I only use this box for the free stuff and use Now TV on my PC's that can switch correctly between 50Hz and 60Hz

Strong Coffee Please

After 1 month it extended to 6 months.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2016

Verified Purchase

When this Now TV box initially arrived, we thought we'd fallen for the same con that other reviewers have mentioned.

The 6 month Entertainment Pass wasn't for six months at all. Once input, it gave only 1 month.

We complained and were all set to return the item when...we forgot. I was kicking myself 5 weeks later at the prospect of probably having to buy the passes and if we only wanted to do that we'd have watched it through our iPad's or laptops.

Then....

We fired the box up, expecting to see the subscription had expired (we'd not watched it for a week) and...it had magically extended to the 6 months it was meant to be! I have no idea why this happened but perhaps Now TV recognised that the code was indeed for 6 months and not the 1 month they initially gave us?

Anyway, it worked. I've still only given it 4 stars though because you'd think that the seller would have advised this might happen and asked us to wait, putting our minds at rest to begin with.

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RICHARD

Now Tv is a Brilliant Product as is Amazon's Prime (The Now Entertainment Package marries better with this in my opinion)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2015

Verified Purchase

Love it super fast with my BT Infinity Hub and only buffers between adverts. Superb WIRELESS picture in bedrroom even if doors shut to living room where hub is and easy to navigate around. Haven't worked out how to watch Live Channels such as Sky Atlantic yet but hoping some kind person will answer the question i sent to the community. Like what it offers and have 3 box sets on the go already. Box is tiny, nice long Hdmi lead supplied. Signed up to Now TV Online and entered Pass code and then used the box to do the rest. Caps Lock is in the top right hand corner when your using the keyboard (Why they don't just have CAPS LOCK button i don't know. I'm a big fan already as i am of Prime and the Firestick that i have in the lounge. Think this is one of those products that sells itself so well done to all those that have put this together. The flexibility of this product with no contract and the multiple facilities that Prime offer for a reasonable yearly fee means that i'm more than pleased to have both.

Dendanier

Great value if you keep an eye out for offers

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2016

Verified Purchase

Got this on offer for just under £20, and have noticed if you keep an eye on it, amazon regularly discounts to this price. The box itself is ok, it was a bit of a pain to set up initially as it wasn't able to maintain a wifi signal for long until we upgraded the firmware. Now TV is available for most smart TVs, or streaming devices however so the box becomes a bit moot in our house and is rarely used. The main reason for getting this however was the 6 months entertainment pack, all of the main Sky entertainment channels for around £3 a month, much better than the ridiculous price I was paying for my sky subscription. Between this, Netflix and amazon prime I have found no need for traditional pay tv services.

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Bling

Good but not intuitive

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 10, 2016

Verified Purchase

Good internet enabled box, similar to Amazon's own Fire TV but with the added benefit of Sky channels, at extra cost.

Has the benefit of all the main catch-up channels for BBC, ITV, Channels 4 and 5 as well as access to Sky TV boxsets through an Entertainment subscription.

Downside is the menu system is not as intuitive as it could be. Although it tries to pull in information from the different providers onto one screen, it is distinctly different apps. Also, when you do click on a featured item on the consolidated page eg Eastenders, you would expect it to take you straight to the BBC iPlayer page for Eastenders but no, it takes you to the BBC iPlayer homepage and you have to then navigate and find the program.

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